PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Dixion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Double Trouble. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dixion
vs
Thompson

184 cm
23
177 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

195 cm
29
180 lbs
12 - 10 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Dixion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Amir Thompson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixion slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dixion sprawls well. Dixion wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thompson gets slowly back to his feet.
Dixion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dixion looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
Dixion stalks Thompson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thompson's face. Thompson staggers backwards, shaken.
A jab from Dixion misses.
Dixion looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
Thompson wants to clinch up but Dixion keeps it at a distance.
Dixion throws a series of punches but Thompson avoids them all with ease.
Thompson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dixion pinned against the cage. Dixion gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dixion misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixion throws a nice head kick!
Dixion looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
Dixion throws a lazy head kick

and Thompson counters with a shoot takedown. Dixion fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Dixion is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thompson won't allow Dixion to sweep him here.
Thompson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dixion is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thompson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thompson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dixion. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dixion trying to keep a closed guard but Thompson is proving a slippery customer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dixion preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixion is controlling Thompson's posture.
Thompson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thompson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dixion works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dixion avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dixion utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thompson is working Dixion over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dixion working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thompson.
Thompson stands up over Dixion, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dixion looking to control.
Dixion utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thompson postures up in Dixion's guard and throws a big left but Dixion blocks it.
Dixion might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thompson won't allow Dixion to sweep him here.
Thompson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thompson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson thows a big elbow that misses.
Thompson won't allow Dixion to sweep him here.
Thompson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thompson is looking to work some ground and pound but Dixion has wrist control.
Thompson lands a couple of digs.
Dixion avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dixion manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dixion looking to control but Thompson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thompson is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixion content just to control the position here.
Thompson wants to hold on but Dixion pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dixion controlling from the full mount.
Thompson is looking to improve his position but Dixion isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amir Thompson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Thompson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dan Dixion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dixion looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
Dixion lands with a good body shot.
Dixion misses with a two punch combination.
Dixion misses with a two punch combination.
Dixion lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dixion throws a leg kick but Thompson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dixion waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thompson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dixion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Dixion.
Thompson shoots in and drives through. Dixion sprawls well.
Dan Dixion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amir Thompson.
Thompson has his takedown stuffed
and Dixion counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes from Dixion. Those never looked like landing.
No luck for Thompson with that takedown attempt.
Dixion throws a combination that misses
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dixion throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Dixion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dixion misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson dives in and grabs Dixion's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dixion pushes down on Thompson's head and hops out.
Thompson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dixion throws out the jab.
Dixion throws a combination that misses

and Thompson counters by moving into the clinch.
Dixion lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thompson is working for takedown but Dixion is calmly controlling the position for now.
Thompson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dixion pulls his leg out and moves away.
A left and a right from Dixion both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Dixion. Beautiful body shot.
Thompson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dan Dixion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixion misses with a body kick.
Dixion pushes Thompson away with a front kick.
Dixion scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thompson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thompson shoots in looking for a takedown but Dixion manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thompson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dixion jabs Thompson right on the nose. Thompson blinks but takes it well.
Dixion throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dixion is looking to wear down Thompson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dixion.
Thompson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Dixion.
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dixion.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson punishes Dixion's body with a nice straight punch.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dixion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Dixion.
Dan Dixion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dixion keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice sprawl there from Dixion as Thompson shoots in.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dixion scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dixion blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Dixion dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Dixion swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thompson.
Dixion lands with a good body shot.
Thompson slips a jab and a cross from Dixion.
Dixion throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dixion throws a head kick that misses.
Dixion lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Dixion tries to land a leg kick but Thompson saw it coming and moves away.

Thompson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Thompson misses with the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Thompson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Thompson working away.
Thompson misses with the ground and pound.
Dixion is trying to control Thompson's posture but Thompson avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson scores with punches from side control.
Thompson working away.
Dixion taking punishment in the form of punches.
Amir Thompson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dixion parries the strikes from Thompson easily there. Thompson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dixion to escape.
Thompson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Thompson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dixion sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dixion regains half guard.

Dixion kicks off Thompson and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dixion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dixion stuffs the takedown attempt from Thompson. Thompson gets slowly back to his feet.

Thompson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dixion napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dixion takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dixion can't do much from the bottom here.
Thompson working the head with strikes.
Dixion dodges the ground and pound from Thompson.
Thompson landing a few strikes.
Dixion sneaks back into half guard.
Thompson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dixion's head.
Thompson throws a strike but Dixion avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Thompson is posturing up here but Dixion has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Thompson tries to roll out but it's too tight and Thompson has to tap! Slick submission there by Dixion!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dan Dixion!